Maps of Movies
The Artist (2011)
Where The Artist says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
A silent film shot in color, then drained to black-and-white: its Hollywood is made of downtown Los Angeles landmarks.
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Scenes and places
The premiere where George meets Peppy (1927)
George Valentin poses for the cameras at his latest premiere when an unknown young woman, Peppy Miller, bumps into him. He plays it for laughs, and the next morning her face is on the front page of Variety.
Set in Premiere of Valentin's hit film — A Hollywood theatre entrance in 1927 where cameras wait for the star.
Downtown Broadway was Los Angeles' movie-palace row; the production used its historic theatres.
Filmed at Orpheum Theatre, Broadway, Los Angeles — Broadway outside the Orpheum is where a location blog places the opening premiere scenes; the match to this scene is inferred.
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Kinograph Studios (1927)
Valentin insists Peppy get a part in the studio's next production, and their dance scene sparks instant chemistry. He draws a beauty spot on her cheek, and her career takes off.
Set in Kinograph Studios — The fictional studio where Valentin and Peppy first dance together.
The Bradbury Building (1893) is a downtown landmark known for its glass-roofed atrium and iron stairs.
Filmed at Bradbury Building, 304 S. Broadway, Los Angeles — Used for the studio staircase scene.
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Filmed at Wilshire Ebell Theatre, 743 S. Lucerne Blvd, Los Angeles — Studio interiors (offices, rooms) per a location blog.
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Valentin's mansion (1927)
Valentin lives in grand style at home, but sound is coming to Hollywood. He dismisses it as a fad and plans to produce his own silent film instead.
Set in Valentin's mansion — The silent star's house, where his marriage and fortune begin to crack.
Fremont Place is a gated residential enclave in Los Angeles built in the 1910s.
Tears of Love opens to an empty house (1929)
Valentin pours his money into his own silent film, but audiences flock to Peppy's new sound picture. Ruined, he is thrown out by his wife and moves in with his chauffeur and his dog.
Set in Theatre showing Tears of Love — The cinema where Valentin's self-financed film fails.
The Los Angeles Theatre (1931) is one of the most ornate of the Broadway movie palaces.
Filmed at Los Angeles Theatre, 630 S. Broadway, Los Angeles — Theatre interior scenes per a location blog.
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The fire and the dog (1931)
Alone and drunk, Valentin sets fire to his own old films and passes out. His dog runs into the street and drags a policeman back to save him.
Set in Valentin's apartment and street — The apartment where the old films burn.
Hudson Avenue in Hancock Park-area Los Angeles is a residential street used as the film's street scene.
Hospital and Peppy's house (1931)
Peppy visits the hospital and finds the film he saved is the one with the two of them dancing. She has him moved to her house, where he wakes to find his old chauffeur working for her.
Set in Hospital and Peppy's mansion — The hospital and the mansion where Valentin recovers.
The American Film Institute campus in Los Feliz was once a private estate.
Characters
- George Valentin — A silent-film star who thinks sound is a fad.
- Peppy Miller — A young extra who becomes a star of the sound era.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Kinograph Studios staircase really filmed?